Officials at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD) are hosting a talk at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography’s Forum Auditorium called “The Upside of Down: How to Keep Our Cities Great” on Friday, March 20 at 7:30 p.m. “We campaigned for CEOs for cities to hold their annual strategy at UCSD because we wanted to attract Mayor Daley of Chicago, a true city visionary, to spark a conversation about the future of our region,” said Henry DeVries, director of communications for UCSD Extension. The free discussion will be moderated and feature Daley and former Mayor of Bogotá Enrique Penalosa. “The audience will include architects, urban planners, community activists, elected public officials, students and anyone else interested in moving our region forward,” DeVries said. “Like many of our important public programs, the event is being taped and will air on UCSD-TV in the near future for those who care about the topic but could not attend.” For information visit www.ucsd.edu.